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No. 418,787; Patented Jan. 7, 1890.

MWM Inei/@Zar UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

JOSEPH R. FRANCE, OE NEW YORK, N. Y.

APPAREL COELAR, CUFF, sto.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 418,787, dated January7, 1890.

' Application filed March Z'tlrfl.` Serial No. 304,955. (No specimens.)

i To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH R. FRANCE, a.

' citizen Of the United States, residing at New and Shirt-Fronts, ofwhichthe following is a specification.

Myinvention Arelates to wat-er-proof collars, cuffs, and shirt-frontscomposed of zylonite,

- celluloid, or other pyroXyline compounds;

and the purpose thereof is to provide articles of this character withsuitable button-holes,

which shall be pliable or iieXible and pos-I sessed of sufficientelasticity to retain their shape, while at the same time they shallA bestrong and durable, not liable to fray or break up on their edges, andcapable of being cleansed without being discolored. It is my purpose toprovide this class of articles with button-holes formed in a materialdistinct from that composing the body of the article, and which willreadily admit of the insertion and removal of the button, which willresist ordinary wear and tear, and which will not become discolored byperspiration.

Various attempts have heretofore been made to accomplish the severalresults named and obviate the well-known defects in those goods whereinthe button-holes are punched directly in the rigid and comparativelyunyielding body of the celluloid. Among others, alining of muslin orlinen has been interposed betweenl two thicknesses 'of celluloid, Whilein another instance a thin plate of metal has been substituted for themuslin,l

the metal being placed around and near to the button-hole. Still anothermethod has been to use bladder or similar membranous elastic, while thematerialin which such opening the button-hole is composed of a piece oftanned calf or sheep skin, to one or both sides of which is cemented byany usual means a thin piece or film of celluloid of larger dimensionst-han the inclosed piece, which is preferabl y of a size to fit theopening in the article. A button-hole is then punched out of thecomposite sheet, which is'iinally cement.-

ed to the article directly over the oval opening into which the inclosedcalf or sheep skin projects.` In said process I provide for thesubstitution of vrubber tissue in place ofthe tanned calf or sheep skinor for the employlnent of a composition of rubber and pyroXyline groundtogether between calender-rolls and then vulcanized.

My present invention has for its purpose to provide certain novelmaterials for the formation Of the button-hole sections; and theinvention consists in the parts and combinations of parts hereinafterfully set forth,`and then definitely pointed out in the claims followingthis specification.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view `of 'acollar, showing the form of Opening. Fig. 2 is a view of a cuff, showingthe button hole section applied. Fig.

3 is a sectional view showing the construction of the button-holesection.

In the drawings', the numeral l denotes a collar, cuff, or other articleof pyroxyline compound, and havingat the points where button-holes areto be located openings 2, of ov-al form, punched or cut from theY bodyof the celluloid and ofa size considerably greater than that of the slitconstituting the buttonhole proper.

The numeral 3 designates a piece of tanned calf or sheep skin of a sizeand shape similar to that of the opening 2, and having upon one orbothsides a film or thin sheet of celluloid cemented thereon,such ilm oriilms being of such size that their edges project beyond the edge of theinclosed material. tutes what may be termed the button-hole IOO Thisconstisection, in which aslit 4 is punched, constituting the button-holeproper. The buttonhole section is then cemented upon the collar, cuff,or other article directly over the opening 2. The intermediate film ofcalf or sheep skin may be saturated with collodionvarnish to render itwater-proof.

In place of the calf orsheep skin I may employ chamois-leather orundressed kid, to one or both sides whereof a thin sheet of celluloidmay be cemented, or in place thereof a coating of collodion orcollodion-varnish may be employed, or it may be saturated in collodionto render it water-proof. I may also use a sheet of rubber tissue inplace of the calf or sheep skin, a thin iilm of celluloid or coating ofcollodion-varnish being applied thereto. Out of the chamoisleather,undressed kid, or rubber tissue thus prepared are cut the films 3,similar in shape to the openings 2. Imay also use a strong lamentouspaper-such as linen or parchment paper, so called-in place of theseveral materials named, said paper being made waterproof by saturationin collodion or in paraiine. The lms 3 being cut from any one of thematerials prepared, they are surfaced upon one or both sides by thinsheets of celluloid, having such size as Ato more than cover the opening2, over which they are cemented by heat and pressure, bringing the film3, in which the button-hole has previously been punched, into theopening, within which it may be projected by the process of cementing.It should be noted, however, that by inserting th'e film 3 in saidopening and cementing the films of Celluloid on each side thereofsubsequently the application of the button-hole section adds but littleto the thickness of the article. The edges of the button-hole 4 arewholly removed from the margin of the opening 2, and

the composite sheet or section provides a pliable, durable, and somewhatelastic material for the button-holes, not liable to fray out or break,not discoloring when wet or cleaned, and having suicient strength toresist the strain of the buttons.

I am aware of the Letters Patent No. 343,903 issued June l5, 1886, to J.G. Jarvis, and do not wish to be understood as claiming a button-holesection of textile material coated or impregnated with collodion, assuch does not constitute my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim isl. A water-proofpyroxyline collar, cuff, or other likearticle having an openingcontaining a piece of exible skin provided on each side with an attachedfilm of pyroxyline compound projecting beyond the edges of thc skin, andsuch projecting edges cemented to the body of the collar or cuff aboutthe edges of the opening, substantially as described.

2. A water-proof pyroXyline collar, cuff, or like article having anopening provided with a button-hole section composed ot an intermediatefilm of a size to fit in the opening between the edges thereof andhaving each of its sides provided with an attached film of pyroxylinematerial projecting beyond the edges of the intermediate film, and suchprojecting portions cemented, respectively, to thc opposite surfaces ofthe body of the pyroxyline collar or cuff, substantially as shown anddescribed.

In testimony whereof Ihave'aiiixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

` JOSEPH R. FRANCE. Witnesses:

II. P. STAMFoRD, I. E. GILLIES.

